Approval Rating of Governor and the General Assembly Elon University Poll February 24-28, 2013

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1 Approval Rating of Governor and the General Assembly Elon University Poll February 24-28, 2013 Most North Carolinians Support Governor and Republicans in the State; but Approval of General Assembly Remains Low Approval Rating for Governor Pat McCrory A recent survey conducted by the Elon University Poll found that 42 percent of those randomly sampled said they approve of the job Pat McCrory is doing as governor. Twenty-six percent disapproved. Because the Governor has held office for less than two months, it is not surprising that almost 32 percent of respondents said they were not sure whether they approved or disapproved of the Governor s performance. Fewer Democrats approve of the job the Governor is doing (26%), while Republicans approval for McCrory is at 61 percent and 39 percent for Independents. Approval Rating for the General Assembly The North Carolina General Assembly did not fare as well as the Governor. Only 33 percent of those surveyed said they approve of the job the state legislature was doing. Forty-one percent disapproved of the General Assembly s performance and 26 percent were unsure. These findings are consistent with results from an April 2012 survey conducted by the Elon University Poll which found 31 percent approving and 47 percent disapproving of the job the state legislature was doing (22 percent were not sure). Not surprising that support for the Republican controlled General Assembly was much higher among Republicans than Democrats (44% compared to 25%). Public Opinion towards Republicans and Democrats in North Carolina When asked which party was doing the best job dealing with the main issues facing North Carolina more respondents chose the Republicans (37%) than Democrats (32%), while 22 percent volunteered that they believed neither party was doing the best job. Residents were also asked if the felt the Republicans had too much, just the right amount or not enough in the state. Almost a quarter of respondents said Republicans did not have enough, 28 percent said the amount of was just right and 39 percent believe Republican had too much. Page 1 March 4, 2013

2 Do you [approve or disapprove] of the way Pat McCrory is handling his job as governor? No. % Approve % Disapprove % know % Refused % N= % What about the state legislature in Raleigh? Do you [approve or disapprove] of the way the North Carolina General Assembly is doing its job? No. % Approve % Disapprove % know % Refused % N= % Overall, who do you think is doing the best job dealing with the main issues facing the state of North Carolina... the [Democrats or Republicans]? No. % Democrats % Republicans % % Know % Refused % N= % Do you believe the Republicans have too much in the state, just the right amount of, or not enough? No. % % amount % Not enough % know % Refused % N= % Page 2 March 4, 2013

3 Table 1: Party ID and McCrory Approval Democrats Independents Republicans Know / Refused Total Table 2: Gender and McCrory Approval Male Female Total Table 3: Age and McCrory Approval Total Table 4: Race and McCrory Approval White Black Other Total Page 3 March 4, 2013

4 Table 5: Income and McCrory Approval Less than $25, $25,000 to $50, $50,000 to $75, More than $75, Total Table 6: Party ID and General Assembly Approval Democrats Independents Republicans Know / Refused Total Table 7: Gender and General Assembly Approval Male Female Total Table 8: Age and General Assembly Approval Total Page 4 March 4, 2013

5 Table 9: Race and General Assembly Approval White Black Other Total Table 10: Income and General Assembly Approval Less than $25, $25,000 to $50, $50,000 to $75, More than $75, Total Table 11: Party ID and Party Doing the Best Job % Democrats Independents Republicans Know / Refused Table 12: Gender and Party Doing the Best Job % Male Female Page 5 March 4, 2013

6 Table 13: Age and Party Doing the Best Job % Table 14: Race and Party Doing the Best Job % White Black Other Table 15: Party ID and Party Doing the Best Job % Less than $25, $25,000 to $50, $50,000 to $75, More than $75, Page 6 March 4, 2013

7 Table 16: Party ID and Republican Influence Opinion amount Not enough know Tot al % Democrats Independents Republicans Know / Refused Table 17: Gender and Republican Influence Opinion amount Not enough know Tot al % Male Female Table 18: Age and Republican Influence Opinion amount Not enough know Total % Page 7 March 4, 2013

8 Table 19: Race and Republican Influence Opinion amount Not enough know Total % White Black Other Table 20: Income and Republican Influence Opinion amount Not enough know Total % Less than $25, $25,000 to $50, $50,000 to $75, More than $75, Page 8 March 4, 2013

9 Basic Methodological Information Mode: Sample Area: Live Interviewer RDD Telephone Interviews (Dual Frame: Cell Phone and Landlines) North Carolina Dates in the field: February 24 February 28, 2013 Sample Size 891 Margin of Error ±3.28 Confidence Level 95% Weighting Variables Age, Race, Gender, and Phone Ownership For more information on the Elon University Poll, visit Or contact: Kenneth E. Fernandez, Ph.D. Director of the Elon University Poll & Assistant Professor of Political Science (336) Jason A. Husser, Ph.D. Assistant Director of the Elon University Poll & Assistant Professor of Political Science (336) Page 9 March 4, 2013